British House of Commons to debate assisted suicide bill.

The British House of Lords has debated many assisted suicide bills over the past few years. In fact the House of Lords debated the Falconer assisted suicide bill in the past year, a bill that died on the order paper before the election. The House of Commons has not debated an assisted suicide bill in 20 years.

According to the BBC, the Marris assisted suicide bill is scheduled for its first hour of debate on September 11.

Prime Minister David Cameron, who has a majority government, opposes assisted suicide. The Express and Star reported that Cameron told his weekly Prime Minister's Question Time that:

"I don't support the assisted dying proposals. I don't support euthanasia." ...problems with the existing law can be 'dealt with sensitively' without 'bringing in euthanasia'."

The Express and Star reported that Mark Atkinson, the interim chief of the disability rights charity - Scope warned that legalizing assisted suicide would put people with disabilities at risk. The Express and Star stated:

"Many disabled people are really worried about the legalisation of assisted suicide. "They are concerned that it will lead to them feeling under pressure to end their lives."